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This section creates the offence of theft.This definition is supplemented by sections 2 to 6. The definition of theft under the Theft Act 1968 is: A person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it; and "thief" and "steal" shall be construed accordingly.
Sections 9 and 10 of the Theft Act 1968 replace sections 24 to 27 and 28(4) of the Larceny Act 1916. [31] Section 24 created the offence of sacrilege. Section 25 created the offence of burglary. Section 26 created an offence described by its marginal note as "housebreaking and committing felony" (it could be committed in respect of buildings ...
R v Collins 1973 QB 100 was a unanimous appeal in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales which examined the meaning of "enters as a trespasser" in the definition of burglary, where the separate legal questions of an invitation based on mistaken identity and extent of entry at the point of that beckoning or invitation to enter were in question.
Burglary is defined by section 9 of the Theft Act 1968, which describes two variants: [24] A person is guilty of burglary if they enter any building or part of a building as a trespasser with intent to steal, inflict grievous bodily harm or do unlawful damage to the building or anything in it. [Note 2]
The Theft Act 1730 (4 Geo. 2. c. 32) (Repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1963) The Theft Act 1968 The Theft Act 1978 The Theft (Amendment) Act 1996. Scotland. The Theft Act 1607. Northern Ireland. The Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 The Theft (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 The Theft (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997
The Larceny Act 1916 was repealed [5] on 1 January 1969, [6] in respect of offences committed after that date. [7] Larceny has been replaced by the broader offence of theft under section 1(1) of the Theft Act 1968. [8] This offence did incorporate some of the terminology and substance of larceny.
Possession of stolen goods is a crime in which an individual has bought, been given, or acquired stolen goods.. In many jurisdictions, if an individual has accepted possession of goods (or property) and knew they were stolen, then the individual may be charged with a crime, depending on the value of the stolen goods, and the goods are returned to the original owner.
Lord Steyn noted that the case law interprets section 3(1) of the Theft Act 1968 by treating "appropriation" as a neutral word comprehending "any assumption by a person of the rights of an owner". In other words, it is immaterial whether the act was done with the owner's consent or authority. Lord Steyn then turned to the appellant's arguments.